Guild Wars 2 Tips

For the most part Guild Wars 2 provides an intuitive experience that is easy to pick up and learn. The user interface is well laid out and many of the functions are self explanatory. However, there are many tips and tricks we’ve learned about through our time playing the game and by interacting with the community. Some of these tips are buried in the user manual, while others were discovered by members of the Guild Wars community. Here are some lesser known Guild Wars 2 tips to help you get the most out of your gaming experience.

Compact Trading Post Interface

By typing “I am Evon Gnashblade” (case sensitive) into the trading post search box, you can activate the compact formatted trading post interface. Some people like having more items on screen and others find it easier to read. The compact formatting does squish the item thumbnails, but the trade off is that many more items can fit onto the screen. To change it back to the default format you simple type the phrase into the search box again.

Map Keyboard Tips

Alt + Click creates a personal waypoint on your map

Shift + Click pings the map

Shift + Click + Drag allows you to draw on the map

Shift + Scroll-wheel switches between map layers

Chat Box Tips

/wiki opens the official Guild Wars 2 wiki in your browser. If you add an item to the end it will take you to the page for that item (e.g. /wiki crafting)